Police have charged a Toronto man in connection with a grandparent scam that targeted individuals across Canada.
According to Peel Regional Police, one of the victims started receiving text messages from an unknown phone number in June 2023. The individual claimed to be a family member and said they were using a friend’s phone as theirs was damaged.
The scammer said the family member had an unpaid bill and requested that money be sent. The victim, police said transferred thousands of dollars to an email address. “After contacting the legitimate family member, they realize they were a victim of a scam,” police said in a news release issued Sunday.A suspect identified by police as 39-year-old Charles Junior Cleveland King was taken into custody on March 13 in connection with the investigation. They are facing two charges of Fraud under $5,000 and one count of possession of property obtained by crime.
According to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, Canadian’s lost more than $11.3 million to versions of the grandparent scam last year.Police response to the Uvalde shooting was riddled with failures, new DOJ report saysRenters have harder time accumulating wealth than homeowners: RBC economist Half of the homes for sale in February in these 7 regions in the GTA cost more than $1 million: reportCockney Rebel singer Steve Harley, who had a hit with 'Make Me Smile,' dies at 73Toronto's Ward’s Island Association Clubhouse destroyed in large fire2 suspects sought after allegedly slashing tires, spray painting vehicles in Toronto neighbourhood
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